I have to laugh at my own lack of knowledge about this school, it seems that everywhere I go there is some interesting something or other that I had no idea even existed. On October 28th, I was quite excited to learn about the Cornell Blaschka collection and boy was I taken by surprise at the level of passion and dedication Ms.Harvell and her team put into these glass wonders. First off, I had no idea the school had such beautiful pieces of art in its possession and I’ll have to check out the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art sometime. Secondly, it boggles my mind how the Blaschka collection could be treated like crap for so long. I understand that underwater filming contributed to its treatment but even if you have no interest in ocean creatures the collection is still  beautiful piece of glasswork. All in all, the most astonishing part of the night was watching the film Fragile Legacy and seeing the resolve that Ms.Harvell and her team have in restoring this beautiful collection. I highly commend all of them for their great work and it is quite nice to see people doing something they love for a living.

Sincerely,

Clarence Boyce